A piercing lets you wear jewelry in your skin. It’s basically a small wound, so piercings heal like other wounds. Your skin repairs itself by making collagen, a protein that gives your skin structure ...

Medically reviewed by Susan Bard, MDMedically reviewed by Susan Bard, MD A medusa piercing is a type of body piercing. It uses a stud that passes through your philtrum. This is the midline indent just ...